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Stop and search, arrests, and mental health detentions, March 2025

Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences and detentions under Section 135 and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 6 November 2025

Applies to England and Wales

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Police powers and procedures: Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2025

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Stop and search summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2025

ODS, 378 KB

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Stop and search open data tables, year ending 31 March 2021 to year ending 31 March 2025

ODS, 21.1 MB

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Stop and search open data tables, year ending 31 March 2007 to year ending 31 March 2020

ODS, 3.61 MB

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Stop and search outcomes summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2025

ODS, 55.2 KB

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Stop and search outcomes open data tables, year ending 31 March 2017 to year ending 31 March 2020

ODS, 1.55 MB

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Arrest summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2025

ODS, 73.7 KB

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Arrests open data tables, year ending 31 March 2025

ODS, 30.9 MB

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Detentions under the Mental Health Act (1983) data tables, year ending 31 March 2025

ODS, 190 KB

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Stop and search data query tool

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 6.99 MB

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Stop and search – ethnic disparity time series dashboard

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Arrests - ethnic disparity time series

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Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences, and detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983.

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Published 6 November 2025